Alpine skiing-Vonn launches social media search mission after ski pole goes missing

January 16, 2026 Administrator
Alpine skiing-Vonn launches social media search mission after ski pole goes missing

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn may be dominating World Cup downhills at 41, but even ​the U.S. speed queen is not immune ‌to missing equipment.

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Downhill

Vonn took to social media on Thursday with ‌an unusual plea after losing a ski pole in Tarvisio, Italy, ahead of this weekend's World Cup event.

"Someone took my pole in the parking lot today ⁠in Tarvisio. If ‌you have seen it please respond to this. Thank you," Vonn wrote on ‍X, posting a photo of the matching pole complete with her initials on the hand strap.

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Vonn, a favourite for ​the speed events at next month's Milano-Cortina Olympics, ‌retired from the sport in 2019 and had a partial knee replacement in April 2024 but returned to competition later that year and has been enjoying a fairy-tale comeback that has defied age and ⁠expectation.

Already the oldest World Cup ​winner of all time, Vonn ​continued her astonishing, age-defying form with a downhill victory in Zauchensee, Austria last week.

That ‍triumph marked ⁠Vonn's fourth podium from four downhills this season, cementing her lead in the World Cup standings ⁠and her status as the woman to beat at next ‌month's Olympics.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; ‌Editing by Ken Ferris)

 

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